Current:Home > MarketsHigh-tech search for 1968 plane wreck in Michigan’s Lake Superior shows nothing so far-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
High-tech search for 1968 plane wreck in Michigan’s Lake Superior shows nothing so far
View Date:2024-12-23 21:08:48
An ambitious high-tech search in Michigan’s Lake Superior so far has turned up no sign of a plane that crashed in 1968, killing three people who were on a scientific research trip.
An autonomous vessel was launched Monday in a section of the vast lake where the Beechcraft Queen Air is believed to have crashed off the Keweenaw Peninsula. The Armada 8 sends sonar readings and other data to experts trailing it on boats.
“We have not definitively confirmed any targets as aircraft at this time,” said Travis White, a research engineer at the Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Technological University, speaking from a boat Thursday.
The team can drop a small cylindrical device overboard to record images and collect more data from possible hot spots on the lake bottom.
“What we’ve been seeing so far is big stones or out-of-the-ordinary rock features,” said state maritime archaeologist Wayne Lusardi.
The plane carrying pilot Robert Carew, co-pilot Gordon Jones and graduate student Velayudh Krishna Menon left Madison, Wisconsin, for Lake Superior on Oct. 23, 1968. They were collecting information on temperature and water radiation for the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Seat cushions and pieces of stray metal have washed ashore over decades. But the plane wreckage and the remains of the men have never been found. That area of the lake is 400 feet (122 meters) deep.
“We are eagerly following the search. All the best!” Menon’s family said in a message on a YouTube site where daily video updates are posted.
The mission on the lake will end this week. The wreckage would not be raised if located, though confirmation would at least solve the mystery.
“There’s still a lot of post-processing of data to come in the next few weeks,” Lusardi said. “At that time there may be a potential for targets that look really, really interesting, and then we can deploy a team from Michigan Tech later in the month as weather permits.”
The search was organized by the Smart Ships Coalition, a grouping of more than 60 universities, government agencies, companies and international organizations interested in maritime autonomous technologies.
___
Follow Ed White at https://twitter.com/edwritez
veryGood! (1)
Related
- US Congress hopes to 'pull back the curtain' on UFOs in latest hearing: How to watch
- Coach named nearly 400 times in women's soccer abuse report no longer in SafeSport database
- As Hurricane Helene approaches, what happens to the manatees?
- US lawmakers’ concerns about mail ballots are fueled by other issues with mail service
- Britney Spears Reunites With Son Jayden Federline After His Move to Hawaii
- US economy grew at a solid 3% rate last quarter, government says in final estimate
- Fantasy football rankings for Week 4: Starters, sleepers, injury updates and more
- Appeals court hears arguments in fight between 2 tribes over Alabama casino built on ‘sacred’ land
- What Just Happened to the Idea of Progress?
- 1 teen dead, 4 injured after man runs red light in New York
Ranking
- Eva Longoria calls US 'dystopian' under Trump, has moved with husband and son
- 10 homes have collapsed into the Carolina surf. Their destruction was decades in the making
- Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever eliminated by Sun in WNBA playoffs
- Derrick Rose, a No. 1 overall pick in 2008 and the 2011 NBA MVP, announces retirement
- Diamond Sports Group will offer single-game pricing to stream NBA and NHL games starting next month
- Artem Chigvintsev breaks silence on his arrest after prosecutors decide not to charge him
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim taken land
- How Rooted Books in Nebraska is combatting book bans: 'We really, really care'
Recommendation
-
TikToker Campbell “Pookie” Puckett Gives Birth, Welcomes First Baby With Jett Puckett
-
Stellantis recalls over 15,000 Fiat vehicles in the US, NHTSA says
-
Wisconsin district attorney pursuing investigation into mayor’s removal of absentee ballot drop box
-
UFC reaches $375 million settlement on one class-action lawsuit, another one remains pending
-
Tech consultant testifies that ‘bad joke’ led to deadly clash with Cash App founder Bob Lee
-
Will Hurricane Helene impact the Georgia vs. Alabama football game? Here's what we know
-
Kendall Jenner Frees the Nipple During Night Out With Gigi Hadid for Rosalía’s Birthday Party
-
Activists Disrupt Occidental Petroleum CEO’s Interview at New York Times Climate Event